Culver Surname
Approximately 25,880 people bear this surname
Culver Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.
William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCulver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,695 | 1:15,297 | 1,936 |
| England | 1,065 | 1:52,317 | 6,424 |
| Canada | 572 | 1:64,415 | 7,505 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 657 | 1:37,101 | 4,806 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,088 | 1:8,249 | 1,060 |
Culver (372) may also be a first name.
Culver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the culver,' i.e. culver, a dove. The final 'd' and 't' in the instances below seem excrescent; compare Pidgeon, Dove, and the local Culverhouse, i.e. dove-cote.
William Culver, or Culvert, Herefordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Culvard, or Culverd, or Culvert, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William Culverd, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1600-1. Fercivall Hartt and Eliza Culver: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
(English) a nickname or sign-name from the Dove [Middle English colver, culver, cullfre, &c., Old English culfre, a dove] Or as the colver that of the egle is smyten,— Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 2319.
Had he so doen, he had him snatcht away, More light than culver hi the faulcons fist.— Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. vii. 34.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the culver or dove.
A pigeon. See Dove. Among the marvels of the East, Sir J. Maundeville mentions that people besieged in a town, so as to be cut off from succour "maken letters, and bynden hem to the nekke of a colver, and letten the colver flee." p. 118. Anglo-Saxon culfre.
A pigeon, a dove.
Culver Demographics
Average Male Culver Height
177.48 cm
Average Female Culver Height
162.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Culver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Culver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Culver is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Culver.
How Common Is The Last Name Culver? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,070th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 281,590 people. Culver occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Culver reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Culver is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 372 people.
The surname Culver is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 23,695 people, or 1 in 15,297. In The United States Culver is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Culver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Culver has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Culver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Culver surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Culver last name are 18.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Culver earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,868 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culvert | 92 | 100 | / |
| Chulver | 92 | 27 | / |
| Cullver | 92 | 8 | / |
| Coulver | 92 | 3 | / |
| Culvier | 92 | 2 | / |
| Culverd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cuilver | 92 | 0 | / |
| Culve | 91 | 22 | / |
| Coulvier | 86 | 23 | / |
| Culverth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Culvey | 83 | 108 | / |
| Culber | 83 | 77 | / |
| Zulver | 83 | 68 | / |
| Kulver | 83 | 39 | / |
| Sulver | 83 | 36 | / |
| Culves | 83 | 20 | / |
| Culvet | 83 | 6 | / |
| Julver | 83 | 1 | / |
| Culvez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Culvee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culvir | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culuer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Culbert | 77 | 5,546 | / |
| Colvier | 77 | 38 | / |
| Coulber | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kulvear | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kulvere | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kulveer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Suilver | 77 | 3 | / |
| Caulber | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coolver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sullver | 77 | 0 | / |
| Culbe | 73 | 114 | / |
| Kulve | 73 | 85 | / |
| Colve | 73 | 56 | / |
| Culvi | 73 | 46 | / |
| Culva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Culvy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Culue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coulbert | 71 | 66 | / |
| Culbeert | 71 | 5 | / |
| Culhbert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Culbertt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caulbert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Culbeart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Khulve | 67 | 409 | / |
| Colber | 67 | 145 | / |
| Sulwer | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kulber | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kulvir | 67 | 42 | / |
| Colvee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zulber | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kulves | 67 | 6 | / |
| Coluer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Colvér | 67 | 4 | / |
| Colvea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sulvir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Külver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cullemper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caulbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koulve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Culbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colwer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Culver Reference & Research
Culver DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Culver FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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